Spent last week in Miami Beach, partially for work and partially for play. This was the view from my room: So that was cool. Miami Beach was interesting and unexpected. I’d never been before, so I went in with stereotypes of non-stop clubbing and Real Housewives. I absolutely didn’t expect all the fabulous art deco … More notes from the road: Miami Beach

Spending a quick couple of days in Philadelphia. It’s my first time in this city and it’s pretty cool. Last night we went to Distrito, a Jose Garces restaurant near Penn. The food was delicious—I highly recommend the shrimp and chorizo tacos—and they have a fancy tequila bar. The restaurant felt very Disney World, though, … More notes from the road: Philadelphia

Back from Chicago. I love Chicago. Really, I love that city. Like whoa. My favorite part (aside from the lovely friends I hung out with) was Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, on the University of Chicago campus. Specifically, the living room: A mere photo cannot capture the awesomeness that is this room. (I did not … More hoooooome

I really should be packing now, since I’m flying away to Minnesota tomorrow. But I am not. Instead I am drinking beer and faffing around on facebook and other such productive things. I can’t even say I’m doing laundry, since I think I just heard the washing machine stop. So. Time for a bullet-point post, methinks. … More gimme a v-a-c-a-t-i-o-n

Commuting isn’t fun for anybody. Day in, day out, go this way, go that way. But my last few days have been particularly horrific. 1. Yesterday morning, I am on the bus, on my way to my T stop. It is a usual crowded morning bus, and I am standing near the windshield. And the … More commuting in gracetopia

Whew. Exhaustion it hits me. I should be asleep but I’m doing a quick post now because I’m heading home from Seattle at the crack of dawn tomorrow and who knows when I will have internet again. Maybe the roomies got it set up while I was gone, maybe not. I have had a fantastic … More and farewell, Seattle